Steady growth in flexitank usage around the world prompts container owners and specialist insurer to offer safety guidelines to assist shippers, forwarders, carriers and terminals to handle cargo carried in these units with minimal risk.

The ecological harm caused by the transportation and discharge of contaminated ballast water is an important risk to consider for those responsible for port environments

TT Club’s celebrated advocate to the cause of risk mitigation and safety in the freight industry, Peregrine Storrs-Fox has stepped down as the mutual’s Risk Management Director and now takes on a consultancy role to further offer his expertise to TT’s membership and the industry at large.

The Cargo Integrity Group (CIG) is calling on national administrations to carry out and report the findings of their container inspection programmes.